- ABOUT ASEANThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu
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ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
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ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
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The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
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Day: October 8, 2018
Letter from Prime Minister of Singapore to Premier of China
Dear Premier Li,On behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and as Chair of ASEAN, I am pleased to extend our most heartfelt congratulations to the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the auspicious occasion of the 15th anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Part
Letter from Secretary-General of ASEAN to State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China
Your Excellency,On the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership, I would like to extend, on behalf of the Association of South East Asian Nations, our warmest congratulations to the Government and People of the People’s Republic of China.Download the full letter
Letter from State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China to Secretary-General of ASEAN
Dato Lim Jock HoiSecretary-GeneralThe Association of Southeast Asian NationsJakartaOn the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership, I wish to extend to you my warm congratulations and best wishes.Since the establishment of China-ASEAN strategic partnership, our coop
Letter from Premier of China to Prime Minister of Singapore
H.E. Lee Hsien LoongPrime MinisterThe Republic of Singapore, Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian NationsSingaporeAs we celebrate the 15th anniversary of China-ASEAN strategic partnership, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Chinese government, warm congratulations to you and through you, to
Caring for the Community through ASEAN Charity Golf Tournament
JAKARTA, 8 October 2018 – The beautifully-landscaped, Jack Nicklaus-designed Damai Indah Serpong Golf Course at the outskirt of Jakarta became especially lively on Sunday morning, 7 October, when the 4th ASEAN Golf Charity Tournament was held there.
The charity tournament was a joint initiati



